Teaching and Training :: MPhil in Demography :: DOC5002Z
Techniques in Demographic Estimation
Postgraduate status. Second semester. 4 x 2 hour
lectures or practicals per week
Convenor
Prof Rob Dorrington
Prerequisites
Successful completion of DOC5001F
Duly Performed Requirements
Submission of all required practicals and assignments,
with a subminimum of 40%
Assessment
Practicals and assignments
40%
Examination
November 60%
Description and objectives
At the end of this course, students will have been exposed to many techniques
of analysis of demographic data, and will be able to apply them to data
collected from a wide range of sources in different settings. Particular
emphasis is placed on the appraisal and analysis of defective data using
indirect methods. The course covers the analysis of fertility, mortality and
migration.
Course Outline
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